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THE MAUI NEWS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912.
THE MAUI NEWS
Entered at the Post Office at Wailuku.
r Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People
Issued Every Saturday.
Maul Rutollstilng: Company, Limited.
Proprietors and Publlahsra
Subsciptton Rates, in Advance $2.00 per Year, $1.25 Six Months
$2.50 per year when not in advance
. L, Stevenson
SATURDAY.
"Juice" Wanted Earlier.
To the casual observer and, incidentally, the householders of Wailu
ku, the present custom of turning on the electric current at stated hours,
seems absurd, and constitutes a great annoyance.
It is very well to say that the "juice" is turned on at, say, six or
so in the evening. That statement does not relieve the troubles of the
storekeeper, hotel manager or any private individual,- who may sit in
semi-darkness from five-forty-five on till the regulation hour or light
ing up conies around.
It may be said, in defense, that it is quite light on the streets, and
out-of-doors at six o'clock these days. That is true, no doubt, but
there are. many homes and business houses in which it is very dark till
the current turned on. When it is remembered that the Wailuku
electric light system is based on the meter rate, it seems strange that
any hour at all is set for turning on the power. In fact, a "flat rate"
system, such as prevails in Hilo, would seem to be the best one to adopt.
Then let us have juice, nigh and day.
v Hard Fiht Ahead.
It behooves all good Republicans to thoroughly understand that the
coming elections are going to be closer and harder fought than any of
recent years. The contest for the delegateship is going to be a very keen
one and L. L. McCandless is going to give Kuhio the fight of his life.
The voting population of the islands has changed a lot during the
past two years, and no stone should be left unturned in the effort to
carry the party that has made the United States, to victory
A great danger threatens through the "crow eating" act that many
Republicans will have to perform, as regards Kuhio. In fact there are
many Republicans who, absolutely, declare Kuhio will not get their
vote. This is to be regretted and therefore it is imperative that the
most strenuous fight of years be put up to defeat the Democratic candi
date. In igalion for Kula.
It would take an enormous amount of money to start and carry out
an irrigation scheme for the Kula district but, can anyone doubt for a
moment that such a proposition would be a God-send for the district.
The scheme is such a big one that, probably, only Uncle Sam could
carry it through. Yet, if water was conveyed by ditch, fluine, siphon
and tunnel, to the Kula farms, what sort of a huge garden would blos
som forth? i '
Some day Kula will come into her own, and then the choicest of ve
getables and fruits will find a ready market. The railroad must, some
day, be extended so that it will tap this fertile tract, and then the small
farmer will get what has been coming to him for years past.
The campaign against tuberculosis cannot be too strenuously carried
on, and every effort should be nmde to educate the people as to the
right way to live.
The series of lectures that are being given by Professor Bairos, on
behalf of the Board of Health, are accomplishing much good, but it
should be remembered that only permanent good can result when the
people themselves begin to work out their own salvation.
It behooves every person on Maui to assist the Board of Health as
much as possible, and to do all in their power to wipe out the dread
white scourge.
There should be an excursion steamer run to connect Honolulu and
Maui during Regatta week. The Inter-Island Company could easily
arrange to have a steamer take people to and from Maui at, say, an
eight dollar rate. The annual regatta is a great affair and all Maui
would like to be present in order to nee our crew 'put it over" the
other oarsmen.
Horrible
Tragedy
(Continued from page I.)
senee of the two other boys also led
to enquiries being made.
FinuMy Kim Yun Lau told the
hospital doctors all aliout the flunk
ing on the mountain. At first the
story was not believed but, when
the younger brother of the wounded
youth, told the same story, the
police were notified and a search
party started out early on Wednes
day morning. Sheriff Crowd I,
County Attorney Case, Deputy Vin
cent and a police ollieer made the
trip up the side of the mountain
At firft tl.e ollieial party felt that
they were on somewhat of a wild
gojse chase but, on arriving at the
spot spoken of by the lad who is
confined in the hospital, the grue
some discovery of two dead bodies
was made.
The first body found was that of
Ning Chong Loo. He had evident
ly mode an attempt to crawl down
the trail towards home. According
to the story of young Kim Me Lau,
Jling CLong Loo was in a different
Maui, Hawaii, as second-class matter
Bdltorand MnRr
SEPTEMBER 7, 1912
spot, about seventy-fivo feet higher
up, when, on the Saturday after
noon, he fell under the gun shot of
his friend.
The body of Ten Pau Chung was
found exactly in the place that had
been indicated by the wounded lad.
From the indications, it is gleaned
that the story of the youngest mem
ber of the party, seems to be about
correct. The first boy in the line
of fire, received the major part of
the shot charge, aud was killed in
stantly. The second lad was strick
en by at least a dozen pellets and,
although he did not die at once,
evidently expired some hours after
his .comrade.
The worst feature of the whole
occurrence is the fact that, if any
alarm had been turned in, the life
of Ning Chong Loo might have len
saved. It is thought that, badly
and all as he was wounded in the
head, lie might have been saved if
assistance had been sent to him on
Saturday afternoon.
The story of Mu Ching Wong,
who is said to have done the shoot
ing, is a wonderfully weird one.
When seen in his cell at the police
station, the youth, who appears to
Ui about seventeen years of age, had
the following to say:
WONG'8 STORY.
"We nil left our homes at about
half-past eleven o'clock on Satur
day morning.- There were five boys
altogether. Wc had a rille aud a
shot-gun. We were out after pea
cocks and goats. We saw no gouts
and, about noon, I .saw Kim Van
Lau lift the shot gun and fire at
what he thought was a flock of pea
cocks. Then we went down to see
how many were killed and found
two boys one dead and the other
dying. 1 did not shoot the hoys.
It was Kim Yan Lau who did it."
When asked as to how Kim Yan
Lau came to le shot also, Wong de
clared that an attempt at suicide
must have been made. This whole
story is scouted by the County At
torney and the Sheriff.
The story told by Kim Me Lau,
a youngster of about nine years of
age, is very different to that of Mu
Ching Wong.
KIM ME LAU'S STORY. -
"We all went out hunting pea
cocks, '' he stated, "and about noon
I was just behind Mu Ching Wong.
He had the shot gun and the other
three boys were somewhere farther
.down the hill. There were a lot of
small bushes around and we were
searching for peacocks. Suddenly
I saw Mu Ching Wong lift his gun
and point into the bushes. The
tops of some peacock feathers could
be seen. Wong fired the gun and
then we went down about sixty feet
to where we thought the peacocks
were. We there found the three
boys, all lying in a row, behind one
another. The first boy was covered
in blood and was dead. The second
boy was just breathing. My brother
was the third in the line and he
was moaning. His head and side
were hurt. We picked him up and
took him home. I did not tell any
body about the two boys being shot
on the mountain. I was afraid to
as Mu Ching Wong threatened me
and told me not to tell anybody.
My brother was taken to the hospi
tal and he was frightened to tell
about the shooting also. It was
Mu Ching Wong who fired the
shot."
PATHETIC CE1NB8.
When the sheriff and his party
reached the site of the tragedy there
were several pathetic scenes. The
aged, widowed mother of one of the
dead Iwys collapsed, and her anguish
brought tears to the eyes of the
officials.
INQUEST MONDAY'.
The bodies were taken down to
the Chinese settlement and buried.
A coroners jury first viewed the re
mains. An inquest will be held on
Monday evening, and it is" thought
that the true story of the shooting
will then he told by Wu Ching
Wong. That the whole affair was
an accident, there is no doubt- The
leaving of the wounded boy on the
mountain to die from exposure
forms the worst feature of the case.
Paia Minister
Brilliant Man
(Continued irotn Page I).
The situation of the Parsonage at
Sunnyside among the trees and with
the splendid outlook made Mr. and
Mrs. Dowdiwh much pleased that
this beautiful place is to be their
home. They spoke of it as ideal.
The house had been thoroughly fur
nished through the generosity of the
people of the Church. Painted out
side and in, and equipped with new
carpets, rugs, and all necessary fur
niture most of which was new and
very well selected, Sunnyside see ins
most attractive. The kitchen is
provided with a new stove, and all
useful utensils, many of which, are
aluminum. A large new refrigerator
and complete set of dishes in the
China closet make up . the equip
ment that the new pastor and his
wife found their generous parishion
ers had provided for them. And
furthermore provisions of all kinds
with a complete stock of supplies
had liecn sent from different homes
throughout the parish, so that house
keeping immediately was possible.
The yard has been thoroughly
cleaned by a gang of men, and a
cow provided. The church also
furnishes a telephone and is helping
in other ways in addition to the
salary. The pastor paid he had
heard of such kindness in story
books, but he had never experienced
so much of it himself in -tlie sluiri
space of one or two days, i
Mr. Dowdish preached his first
sermon on Sunday to a large and
most appreciative congregation. He
is tall and commanding, and makes
an excellent appearance in the pul
pit. His voice is full of power and
is very sympathetic, so that it is a
pleasure to listen to him. His first
sermon showed the breadth of bis
scholarship.
The people of Maui as well as the
Paia Church extend to Mr. and
Mrs. Dowdish a most cordial wel
come.
We Dwell With Fears.
We dwell with fenrs on either hand
Within n daily strife,
And spoctral problems waiting stand
Before the gntes of life.
The doubts we vainly sefk to solve;
The truths we know are one.
The known and nameless stars revolve
Around the central sun.
And If we reap as we have sown
And take the dole we deal
The law of pain Is love alone;
The wounding Is to heal.
Unharmed from change to change we
glide;
We fall as In our dreams.
The faroff terror at our side
A smiling angel seems. .
Secure on God's all tender heart
Alike rest great and small.
Why fear to lose our little part
When he Is pledged for all?
John Q. Whlttler.
A Lovable Little Chap.
Being Saturday evening . and the
races having taken place that after
noon, the trains for London were pnef
ed. In one compartment a little boy
had been standing all the way, but be
fore the journey had proceeded much
farther Mrs. Jones kindly took him en
her knee.
"Were you very frifthtened, dear, as
we paused through the tunnel '" the
gentle lady asked.
"Not much." replied the little boy
shyly.
"But I thought you trembled a little
us I hugged and kissed you," remark
ed Mrs. Jones, who wus not even mid
dle aged yet "And what's your name?"
"Tony," came the answer.
"Then you're a very lovable lUtle
chap? . And how old are you?" f
"Twenty-five, ma'am." '
And Tony Spurs, the lightweight
Jockey, slid to the floor to the accom
paniment of a piercing scream. ,
Stevenson and th Beggar.
An American who visited Samoa re
lates that the Samoans have a habit
of begging. They boldly ask for what
ever they may covet wherever it may
be found. The novelist Robert Louis
Stevenson became tired of this prac
tice and therefore snld one day to a
Samoan friend who had acquired from
him a necktie, handkerchief and some
other trinket. "Is tliero anything else
you want?" - - -
The Samoan made a hasty survey of
the room.
"There is the piano." suggested Mr;
Stevenson Ironically..- : i
"Tes," replied the native, "I know,
but," be added apologetically, "I don't
know how to play it"'. ; , '., .
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A Promise That Wasn't Kept.
A loose hinged colored man was vis
iting a number of offices in the capltol
In quest of donations for a church he
la promoting. lie flatwheeled' Into the
office of Representative 'Whltacre of
Ohio at a time when Whiteacre hap
pened to be out . John Coakley, a
newspaper correspondent, waiting to
see the representative, was the only
person In the office, and the. visitor as
sumed that he was Whltacre..
"It's been such an expensive year
for me," said Coakloy after the color
ed man had told him about the church,
"that I do not feel that I can give
you any financial aid Just at this time,
but I am in hearty sympathy with
your proposition and shall be only too
glad to give you all the moral support
possible. Just make my office here
your headquarters. I want you to
feel free to use my telephone .or sta
tionery, and If you have, any letters
to dictate my secretary will be at
your service at any tlhie." Then
Coakley courteously escorted the man
to the door. . ..
The next morning Whltacre found
the colored man seated at his roll top
desk looking hurt and abused because
the secretary wouldn't stand for him
dictating a lot of letters. New York
Press.
In Grim Mood. r .
Bismarck once. uttendoU a gathering
of prominent men at t ho house of a
Russian nobleman. Throughout the
conversation he was particularly sar
castic, cutting friends and opponents
unsparingly. When he rose to take
his leave and walked downstairs the
host called a pet dog that was frisk
log about and led him to one side.
"Are you afraid the dog will bite
met" asked Bismarck.
Ot, no," replied the host "I'm
afraid you'll bite the dog."
The chancellor was in such a grim
mood that he took this as a compli
ment and went away smiling.
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ISLETON BUTTER CO.
BENICIA AND SAN FRANCISCO
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J Island Electric Company
1 NOTICE TO CONSUMERS:
s We are now ready to furnish current
e for day load, to operate fans, irons,
cooking apparatus, and motors.
E Information will be furnished at the
!i office or a solicitor can be sent to your
gj house. ,
lukitHiUiUiiiiciitiUiiliuiU
PUBLIC INOTIC6.
To the Owners and
All persons claimiug ati interest in the
premises hereinafter described:-
The KAHULUI RAILROAD COM
PANY, a railroad corporation duly chart
ed and existing under the laws of the
Territcury of Hawaii, and having, in ac
cordance with such laws, acquired power
to exercise the right of eminent domain
under Section 7S5 of the Revised Laws
of the Territory of Hawaii, hereby gives
notice, in accordance with the provisions
of Act 86 of the Session Laws of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii of 1909 which act was
duly approved April 16th, 1909), to said
unknown owners aud unknown persons
claiming an interest in said property
hereinalter described of its intention to
take the property hereinafter described
for railroad purposes.
The. parcel , property sought to be con
demned is situated in Pawela, in the Dis
trict of Hamakualoa, Island and County
of Maui, Territory of Hawaii, and being
Laud Commission Award 6510L, Royal
r'atent 2101 to Ku, ami uescnued as
follows: ,
"All that certain parcel of land situat
ed at-Haiku,- Hamakualoa, "Ihland of
Maui, T. H.; being a part of that portion
of Grant, "2181 Apana 2 to KU which
lies in 'Wainania' Gulch on the line of,
theKAHULUI RAILROAD COMPANY
aud bounded and described as follows:
to wit;- '
"Coniuieaciug at a driven iron pipe at
the North-West of "Grant 5259, Apana
No. 2 to Kamakaeu and running by
magnetic bearing as follows:
S 34oo' W. 123.5 feet to a driven
irou pipe. N. 65 0 30' V. 176.8 feet to
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feet to a driven iron
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pipe. Ns8oo'
R. 123.0 feet to a driven iron pipe. S.
67 0 A5'; K. ' 19 6 fret to the point of be
ginning, aud containing 49-100 Acres.
The Company estimates the 'value of
said parcel of laud at the sum of 147.00
and offers to purchase the same for the
said sum or value of f 147.00.
If you shall not accept the above offer
of the KAHULUI RAILROAD COM
PANY to purchase said property so des
cribed for the sum so named within
Ec
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thirty (30) days after the giving of this
notice, the KAHULUI RAILROAD CO.
intends to give a further notice of its
intention to npply to a fustice of the
Supreme Court for the appointment of
. appraisers to fix the amount of compen
sation to be paid. a
Dated August 22nd, l9l2.
KAHULUI RAILROAD COMPANY,
By its President. F. F. BALDWIN
Aug. 24, 3i, Sept. 7, 14.'
In the Circuit Court of the
Second Circuit Territory of
Hawaii.
At Chambers In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of
MANOKL COSTA PIMENTAL,,
late of Makawao, Maui, Deceased.
Order of Notice of Hearing Peti
tion for Administration. "
On Reading and Filling the Peti
tion of Mary C. Pimental, widow
of said deceased, , alleging that
Manoel Costa Pimental, of Maka
wao, Maui, died intestate at the
Insane Asylum, Honolulu, on the
22nd day of May, A. D. 1912,
leaving property in the Territory
of Hawaii necessary to be admin
istered upon, and praying that
Letters of Administration issue to
Autone F. Tavares.
It is Ordered, that Monday, the
30th day of September, A. D. 1912,
at 10 o'clock A. M., be and hereby
is appointed for hearing said Peti
tion in the Court Room of this
Court at Wailuku, Maui, at which
time and place all persons concern
ed may appear and show cause, if
any they have, why said Petition
should not be granted, and that
notice of this order shall be publish
ed once a week for three successive
weeks in the "Maui News," a
weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished in Wailuku, Maui:
Dated Wailuku, Maui, August
22, 1912.
(Sd.) S. B. KINGSBURY,
Judge of the Circuit Court of the
2nd Circuit.
Attest:
(Sd.) Edmund II. Hart,
Clerk Circuit Court of the 2nd
Circuit.
August 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14.
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